despondent

(dĭ-spŏn'dənt)
adj.
Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected.

despondently de·spon'dent·ly adv.

SYNONYMS   despondent, despairing, forlorn, hopeless. These adjectives mean being without or almost without hope: despondent about the company's failure; took a despairing view of world politics; a forlorn cause; a hopeless case.
ANTONYM  hopeful

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adjective

Having lost all hope: despairing, desperate, forlorn, hopeless. See hope/despair.

adj

Definition: depressed
Antonyms: cheerful, elated, happy, hopeful, spirited, up

For a list of words related to despondent, see:

• Sad, Serious, Pessimistic, or Discontented

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fortvivlet

Nederlands (Dutch)
mismoedig, wanhopig

Français (French)
adj. - découragé, abattu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mutlos, niedergeschlagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταπτοημένος, αποκαρδιωμένος, μελαγχολικός

Italiano (Italian)
scoraggiato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desesperançado

Русский (Russian)
унылый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - abatido, deprimido, pesimista

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - missmodig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
丧气的, 没有精神的, 失望的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 喪氣的, 沒有精神的, 失望的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 낙심한, 풀이 죽은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 失望した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قانط, يائس, مكتئب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מדוכא‬

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